Water and Climate Systems
Focuses on exploring the relationships between water, climate, land, energy, and the economy (the so called "nexus") through an interwoven understanding of the physical, economic, and institutional relationships and constraints that influence management and decision-making process in water supply, energy generation and food production. The course emphasizes the use of integrated assessment (IA) modeling tools as a way to formalize these relationships and explore their implications. Lectures will be complemented with online discussion sessions and applied modeling exercises to get hands-on knowledge of practical solutions to nexus challenges.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite: MATH240 , MATH241 and MATH246 ; or permission of instructor. Jointly offered with: AOSC663 . Credit Only Granted for: AOSC463 or AOSC663 . Additional Information: This course is offered through a joint effort of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC, part of UMDb Sciences) and the Joint Global Change Research Institute (a collaboration between UMD and the US Dept of Energyb Northwest National Laboratory).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- Water and Climate Systems · 3 Credits